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Off to Market: Serving Ware
In the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, I like to take inventory of my serving ware. I plan on doing a lot of entertaining between now and New Year's, and whether I'm plating up bite-sized appetizers or slicing pieces of roast chicken, I'm going to need a lot of serving trays and bowls.
I want to invest in a couple of new ones, can you help me find them?
College Cafeterias Are Going Trayless
In an attempt to cut costs and be more eco-chic, many college campuses have gotten rid of cafeteria trays. Instead, students are being forced to carry their meals on plates. The trayless cafeterias are seeing up to a 30 percent decrease in food waste, and with no trays to wash, the use of energy and water is reduced as well.
Yummy Links: From Poached Eggs to Merken
- Learn how to perfectly poach eggs. — Serious Eats
- Get your grill on with these healthy recipes. — Epicurious
- Check out Wendy Ding's Food Girl series, a fun depiction of females and food.
Bleeding Heart BBQ Tray: Love It or Hate It?
This barbecue tray with veins pokes fun at the juices that flow from grilled red meat. Its dark sense of humor is not for the faint of heart. What do you think of it?
Say Cheese
In case you don't already own cheese serving tools, I went shopping for stylish cheese serving trays and found a fabulous selection. They run the gamut from ornate and over-the-top to sleek and minimalist. My favorite is this marble tray with silver bamboo hardware ($78); it's got the perfect amount of flair and will look excellent displaying everything from a pungent blue to a sharp cheddar.
Fingerprint Drink Tray: Love It or Hate It?
I've recently started collecting serving trays. They are wonderful for transporting food at dinner parties and make delightful gifts. However, one drink tray I will not be adding to my collection is this fingerprint drink tray.
Steal of the Day: Bloomingdales Fringe Tray
This richly-patterned Fringe glass tray ($50, originally $60) features antique-floral imagery and vintage patterns. At 16-x-10 in., you can serve a lot of holiday cocktails on this tray at your next party. And after the holiday madness settles, you can suggest this tray for use the next time someone makes you breakfast in bed (you can suggest that someone make you breakfast in bed, too — I'm all in favor of that).
Gift Guide: Serving Trays for the Cocktail Queen
Everyone loves a good cocktail party. Guests can show up after a home-cooked meal or leave early (and tipsy) for a late dinner date. Hosts can throw one together with little to no planning, a trip to the neighborhood liquor store, and a few simple hors d'oeuvres.
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Gift Guide: Serving Trays For the Party Girls
Since I'm a design fiend, I think my friends expect to receive decorating gifts from me. But it really can be just as hard to shop for décor gifts as it is for clothes. Year after year, I struggle to find something that appeals to their tastes and lifestyles.
Off to Market Recap: Serving Tray
With the weather warming up, I've turned my attention to alfresco entertaining. Last weekend, I suggested my guests and I grab our cocktails and appetizers and head out to the patio. There was a lot to carry and on my third trip back to the kitchen, I couldn't help but wonder why I don't own a stylish serving tray?
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